Monday, November 17, 2025

Your check from Trump actually isn't in the mail

Trump might suggest that he'll send you money. But he really wants you to send him money. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
Read in browser

eNewspaper   |    Crosswords   |   Horoscopes

 

Today's Opinions

Mon Nov 17 2025

 
President Donald Trump's name appears on COVID-19 economic assistance checks sent to citizens across the country in April 2020.

Trump might suggest that he'll send you money. But he really wants you to send him money.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 10, 2024.
 

Trump must win Americans back on the economy. Tariff checks aren't it.

Optics are not everything when it comes to the economy, but they are something. Right now, Americans are souring on Trump's economy.

Donald Trump parties at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2000 with former model and future first lady Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
 

Epstein files have Trump panicking, but his threats won't work

President Donald Trump is not good at hiding his panic, and he is Panicked with a capital 'P' about the Jeffrey Epstein files.

President Donald Trump at the annual turkey pardoning event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 24, 2020.
 

It feels impossible to set politics aside for holidays, but I'm trying

I was going to skip the holidays, but I love my sister and my nephew and want to spend time with them. I'm sucking it up and going to Thanksgiving.

President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon on March 20, 2025, at the White House during the signing event for an executive order to shut down the Department of Education.
 

Linda McMahon: Washington flunked education. Here's the exit plan.

Now that the shutdown is over, we are emboldened to fulfill President Trump's promise to return education to the states, Secretary McMahon writes.

Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach holds the last penny stamped at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.
 

US Treasurer: The penny was costing us. Here's why we stopped minting them.

At the Treasury Department, we respect tradition. However, tradition in and of itself is not sufficient to justify ongoing losses.

People walk outside BBC Broadcasting House, in London, on Nov. 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
 

BBC made major mistake on Trump. It's a lesson for liberal media.

Unfortunately, instances like this undermine the credibility of the media and confirm for the audience that liberal bias is a deep-seated problem.

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy, takes a selfie as President Joe Biden departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 6, 2024.
 

JFK's grandson is running for Congress. He's not who Democrats need.

A political career is not forged in silly videos, and I'm not sure Schlossberg has what it takes to run this influential congressional district.

State legislator Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, votes in the Queens borough on Nov. 4, 2025.
 

AI makes polling more accurate. It already happened in 2025.

Pollsters need to be fast enough to match the fluidity of ever-changing battle lines. Artificial intelligence-optimized surveys are the fix.

Federal agents using tear gas during clashes in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2025.
 

US citizenship won't save Black Americans from ICE's terrorism

I'm extremely disappointed when I hear some Black Americans say this isn't their fight – when our communities have frequently been overpoliced too.

All of the headlines, none of the chaos.

Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
a podcast from USA TODAY.

LISTEN NOW
 

Sign up for the news you want

Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you.

SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS 

Newsletters   |    eNewspaper   |   Crosswords

Follow Us

Problem viewing email? View in browser

LiveIntent Logo AdChoices Logo

No comments:

Post a Comment

Why are dairy prices falling?

Plus: hidden dangers of popular kids app ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌...